139. China—Yansr-tse river. 
Alteration of lihitoan lieaeon 
light. 
Information has been received that the 
following alteration has been made in the 
Kiutoan beacon light, Yang-tse river. 
The light is now a flashing light of the 
fifth order. 
Directions: Vessels standing in towards 
the south shore will lose sight of the light 
on a N W\ W bearing: this is a warning to 
tack or keep more to the Northward. 
China. — {long - ift - Stung 
bco ¡ycucro auf ^cr 
Minionii State. 
Àcuer auf ber ftintcan SBafc im 'Pang* 
Xfe»Stiang ift jeçt ein 3?licffeuer fünfter Orbnung. 
deiner fung: Sdnffc, bie auf ba$ jüblicbe 
Ufer ^ufieuern, verlieren ba8 3 euei ' n fcw Teilung 
NW \ XV au? Sidu; bie$ ift bie ©arming, ju 
tvenben ober nvrblicber ju halten. 
140. Kcd and white of Hliitoan 
small beacon. 
Sîotbco itub weites JÇcucr auf î»cr 
Heilten Min tenu State. 
The harbour master at Shanghai has given 
Notice, that a light has been established in 
a small beacon tower on the south bank of 
the Yang-tse, live miles to the N W of 
Kintoan lighthouse. 
The light is a lixed red and white light, 
red between the bearings S by \Y W to W 
b> N ^ N, and white between the latter bear 
ing and the south bank of the river. The 
red light should be seen in clear weather from 
a distance of about 4 miles, and the white 
light G miles. 
The red light is seen towards the Block 
House shoal. 
Der £afenmeifler }u Sbaitgbai bat befatmt 
gemacht, bafj ein tfeuer auf einer Reinen Xburm- 
bafe auf betn füblicben Ufer be3 'l)ang*Xfe-A\iang, 
5 Seemeilen N W vom ilintcan Veucbttburm 
(Safe) eingerichtet ift. 
1X3 ijt ein fefteS retbes unb tvei§e3 <leuer, 
reit) ’,roifd)en ben ^Peilungen S Z W \ W bi3 
W N W ’ W unb weif? jwifeben ber lefcteren 
'Peilung unb bem füblicben Ufer be? Muffes. Da? 
rotbe i?ict>t fann bei Rarer ^.'uft ungefähr l See 
meilen, ba3 weifje «■ Seemeilen treit gefeiten werben 
Da? Vidjt erfefoeint rotf) in ber ÜHidjtung nach 
ber 93locf $oufe Untiefe.